Mukesh Ambani praises Gujarat model and CM Modi

‘The CM has made India and Indians proud by putting Gujarat on global map’.

Taking a note of the rapid development in Gujarat, Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries Limited- India's largest private sector industrial conglomerate, on Tuesday praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his 'exemplary' leadership.

"You have made India and Indians proud by putting Gujarat on global map. Gujarat is blessed to have an inspiring leadership like you," Ambani stated while addressing the 2nd annual convocation of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) on Tuesday evening at Gandhinagar. Mukesh Ambani is also the president and chairman of PDPU. "Your (Modi's) exemplary leadership has proved to the world about the development of Gujarat. The impact of this on sectors including agriculture, education and energy is unparalleled and the world has taken the note of this development," added Ambani.

Addressing the gathering of graduating students, parents and faculty members, Ambani further stated, "The energy consumption in the world is projected to increase to 17 billion tonnes of crude oil equivalent by 2030 and India and China would account for one third of global energy consumption. India needs to increase its energy infrastructure six times the current level." He also mentioned that Gujarat can take a lead in innovation in the energy sector. "It reminds me of making impossible things possible. If an arid land in Jamnagar can be converted into the refining capital of the world and if a sleepy village in Gujarat can become an automotive hub of Asia, I feel it can be done. I feel the energy in the air," he added.

Commenting on the significance of energy sector on global economic order, Ambani mentioned, “I view the energy industry as a fulcrum around which, the world business order and therefore a new global order is built. The energy is a real need for society and individual. Energy for transportation, light and cooking is the basic right to every human being in the world."

The convocation was also attended by a veteran banker and new chairman of Infosys Limited, K V Kamath besides several energy sector leaders.

Speaking at the convocation, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Mukesh Ambani and his team members at the PDPU for creating a jewel (PDPU) for meeting the human resource (HR) requirement of Gujarat.

"We at PDPU do not want to create robots having technology know how but we are preparing human beings", he added.